Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) may have found a new therapeutic target for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis using a preclinical model of the disease. The candidate ... Read more

Cells’ attempts to limit fibroblast proliferation by lowering the levels of a protein called clusterin in lung fibroblasts of pulmonary fibrosis patients were found to be an insufficient strategy ... Read more

The anti-inflammatory molecule protectin DX (PDX) has been shown to improve pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and lung function in mice, new research shows. The study, “Posttreatment with Protectin DX ameliorates bleomycin-induced ... Read more

Researchers in Finland have identified a protein called AMPK as a possible new target for therapies aimed to treat pulmonary fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases. Their study, “AMPK Negatively ... Read more

Netrin-1, a factor produced by the extracellular matrix, drives the production and accumulation of fibrocytes, a fibrosis-promoting cell type in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-induced pulmonary fibrosis, according to ... Read more

In a new study entitled “BARD1 mediates TGF-β signaling in pulmonary fibrosis”, researchers investigated whether the tumor suppressor gene BARD1, previously shown to have a role in lung cancer, is ... Read more

A new study entitled “Lung fibrotic tenascin-C up regulation is associated with other extracellular matrix proteins and induced by TGFβ1” and published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine journal suggests that the ... Read more

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